Chapter 15: Squeeze Ye Li to Death!

"Mhm, I have noted everything you mentioned, Nephew." Bai Li Qin Mo calmly put away the Jade Slip, then spoke to Luo Xing with an air of righteous indignation. "Given the chance, I will certainly have a talk with your master."

With that, he flipped his palm, and a Jade Slip appeared in his hand. "This is a movement technique called Spectral Shadow Steps. It was created by your Grandmaster. Although your master might teach it to you in the future, there is no harm in me giving it to you now."

Spectral Shadow Steps was a Heaven Grade spirit technique. Once mastered, one could appear beside an enemy as elusive as a moon's reflection in the water or a flower in a mirror.

"Oh! How could I possibly accept this!" Luo Xing went through the routine of declining three times.

"Ai, just take it." Having gathered so much "dirt" on Ye Li, Bai Li Qin Mo was naturally in high spirits. "It belonged to your Grandmaster anyway, and your master would have taught it to you eventually. Sooner or later makes no difference."

He then added a smiling reminder, "However, this is a Heaven Grade technique after all. The difficulty of cultivation is quite high. So far, only two people have managed to master it."

Hearing this, Luo Xing asked curiously, "That impressive? Which two people are they?"

He obviously knew who they were. Since the Grandmaster had created the technique and only had two disciples, there was no need to ask. He was simply trying to farm some favorability from Bai Li Qin Mo.

As the saying goes: a mountain is famous not for its height but for the immortal living on it; a leg is useful not for its strength, but for how many there are to cling to.

Perhaps Bai Li Qin Mo could even save his life one day!

Bai Li Qin Mo smiled confidently. "One of them is, of course, your Senior Uncle here, while the other..."

"Is me."

A cold, crisp voice rang out abruptly, causing Luo Xing and Bai Li Qin Mo to shudder simultaneously...

The two of them stiffly turned around, only to see the hem of a monochrome, ink-wash patterned dress...

Slowly shifting their gazes upward, they eventually met a stunningly beautiful face wearing a chilling sneer...

Luo Xing: "..."

'There must be a curse on me... otherwise, why does Ye Li always magically spawn behind me whenever I'm badmouthing her?'

"Mas... Master..." Although the chance was slim, Luo Xing spoke up with a final shred of hope, "When... when did you get back?"

Ye Li looked down at Luo Xing from her superior position and said indifferently, "Right when you mentioned living like a wild man for two months."

Luo Xing: "......"

'It's over! Doesn't that mean she heard everything I just said?!'

'No!'

'I have to save myself!'

'Right!'

'Bai Li Qin Mo is still here!'

'Senior Uncle, save me!'

However, when he turned his head toward Bai Li Qin Mo...

Where was the guy?

Where was Bai Li Qin Mo?!

Where did my huge Senior Uncle go?!

"Junior Sister, this disciple of yours really does need some discipline."

Luo Xing heard the voice and turned back, only to see that Bai Li Qin Mo, who had been sitting right next to him a second ago, was now standing beside Ye Li. He was pointing at Luo Xing with an expression of righteous fury. "He just said many bad things about you right to my face."

Luo Xing: "..."

The Spectral Shadow Steps really lived up to its reputation...

He hadn't even seen when Bai Li Qin Mo had left...

Luo Xing hurriedly scrambled to his feet. "Eh? No... Senior Uncle, you—"

"You what?!" Bai Li Qin Mo barked sternly. "In the sect, you should call me Sect Master! Where are your manners!"

Luo Xing: "I—"

Bai Li Qin Mo: "I what! This Sect Master originally intended to see if you were practicing diligently, but to my surprise, not only have you been slacking, but you also show no reverence for your master."

Luo Xing: "She—"

Bai Li Qin Mo: "She what! You should call her Master! She is the one you should respect the most! Look at you! You have only a mediocre spiritual root, yet your master took you in as a personal disciple! I thought you would be somewhat grateful, but instead, you show no gratitude and speak ill of her behind her back!"

Having said that, he turned to Ye Li with feigned indignation. "Junior Sister, this rebellious disciple needs a good lesson. Do you need me to—"

"No need..." Ye Li gave him an indifferent sideways glance. "I chose him myself, so I will handle the discipline. I won't trouble you, Senior Brother."

Bai Li Qin Mo's expression stiffened, and then he looked at Luo Xing with a hint of guilt...

Bai Li Qin Mo: 'Sorry, Nephew. I did my best...'

Luo Xing: 'What did you do your best at?! Selling me out?!'

Bai Li Qin Mo: 'Well, one of us has to survive to get revenge, right?'

Luo Xing: 'So the one who dies has to be me, is that it?'

Bai Li Qin Mo: 'After all, the probability of me successfully getting revenge is much higher than yours...'

"Ahem... in that case..." Bai Li Qin Mo coughed twice. "Then I won't disturb you any longer, Junior Sister."

With that, he gave Luo Xing a look that said 'I swear I'll avenge you' before flying away from Duan Tian Peak.

Watching Bai Li Qin Mo's departing figure, Luo Xing once again felt like he had transmigrated into the wrong book...

In the original story, Bai Li Qin Mo was famously kind. He followed the "Path of the Righteous Sword." He was stern against evil, protective of the weak, and gentle toward the righteous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood up to Ye Li to save Luo Han in the plot and almost lost his life for it...

But now...

He sold him out!

And so decisively!

So thoroughly!

'Your character setting has collapsed, hey!'

'Aren't you afraid your Dao heart will become unstable?!'

"What? Can't bear to see him leave?" While Luo Xing was lost in the chaos of his thoughts, Ye Li crossed her arms and spoke coldly. "Would you like me to send you after him?"

*Gulp.*

Luo Xing swallowed hard and turned his stiff neck to look at Ye Li...

There was no other way!

Survival Skill: Wealth for Peace!

*Thud!*

"Master! Have mercy!"

Luo Xing dropped to his knees on the steps before Ye Li without a second thought...

Ye Li: "Heh..."

***

Late at night...

Luo Xing was half-kneeling by the bed, holding a snow-white jade foot on his lap, his hands diligently kneading the sole.

Ye Li was lying on her side on the edge of the bed, one hand supporting her cheek and the other playing with a Jade Slip and a storage ring.

"Your Senior Uncle is quite good to you." Ye Li said nonchalantly, "Giving you medicinal pills and spirit stones, and even a Heaven Grade spirit technique."

As she spoke, she glanced at Luo Xing. "How about it? Do you feel he is much better than me? Do you want to take him as your master instead?"

"No... no such thing..." Luo Xing gave Ye Li a forced smile. "You... you are my only master..."

"Is that so?" Ye Li chuckled. "But... I haven't given you any of those things, have I?"

"That is because... Master is tempering me..."

"And I also left you on Duan Tian Peak to fend for yourself?"

"Those were all... Master's trials..."

"And I even order you around like a servant?"

"This is filial piety! It is what a disciple should do!"

Ye Li gave a soft hum and a smile. "Do you really think so?"

Luo Xing pointed three fingers toward the sky. "Every word is true! Let heaven and earth—"

"Just talk, don't stop your hands."

"Oh..."

After finishing one foot, Luo Xing moved to the other...

Ye Li wiggled her toes...

'Mhm, it's quite comfortable...'

'It seems like he has improved quite a bit since last time...'

**[Massage: 5/10]**

Another experience point added...

Looking at the skill progress in his mind, Luo Xing wondered to himself what use this **[Massage]** skill actually had...

'What happens after it levels up?'

'What kind of sub-skills will it branch into?'

'Could I actually squeeze Ye Li to death in an instant?'